Author: linda.smith
‘Ask a Librarian’ launches on Google Meet
The Pine Bush Central School District media specialists have launched its “Ask a Librarian” on Google Meet. Students may log in Monday through Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. to get answers to all library-related questions regarding ebooks, research and other topics, and to say hello to their school’s librarian. The librarians would also …
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Kindergartners celebrate earth by building nests
Tara Tuttle’s kindergarten class is celebrating the earth! One of their projects – create a bird’s nest from materials they find outside. They each collected twigs and leaves, dirt, bark and other materials to make the sturdy home for their eggs. The students learned that making a nest is hard work! And they determined that …
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Absentee ballot request forms, military absentee ballot applications available for June 9 vote
The 2020-2021 Board of Education and Budget vote will be conducted via mail-in ballots on June 9, 2020. Absentee ballot request forms are available for all Pine Bush Central School District voters. Military absentee ballot applications are also available here.
Message from Superintendent Tim Mains – Graduation plans announced; we appreciate our teachers
Good Evening, This is teacher appreciation week and I hope everyone will join me in expressing our deep thanks for all that our teachers have done – and are doing – especially during this challenging time. Tonight I want to share with you our plans for graduation. I know we are all sad and disappointed …
Message from Superintendent Tim Mains – Taking care of our social/emotional well-being: Fairness
Dear Pine Bush parents and staff, Friday’s news that we will remain closed for the remainder of the year has hit many hard. Whether it’s the loss of cherished traditions, like field trips and proms, the prospect of trying to maintain the more taxing effort of online learning, or just the realization that teachers won’t …
Message from Superintendent Tim Mains – Schools to remain closed through the end of the school year
Good evening, Today the Governor finally announced what many of us had anticipated: Schools throughout New York will remain closed to the end of this school year. He also indicated that in-person summer school will not be decided until the end of May, so I will wait until then before making any final decisions about …
Kudos to our Food Service workers on School Lunch Hero Appreciation Day
While school buildings have been closed since mid-March, most everything else about school as we know it has continued. Teachers have prepared lesson plans and taught their students in a new way. Administrators have worked diligently on developing a contingency plan for the remainder of the closure. The school board has met regularly doing the …
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Mamma Mia cast tells their story on Spectrum News
Spectrum News reporter Rayvin Bleu interviewed some of Pine Bush High School’s cast members from Mamma Mia about their virtual rendition of the title song. Click here for the full story. And take a look at the video one more time.
Earth Day and creativity are a perfect pair
Earth Day is a great day to learn ways to protect our planet. It’s also a wonderful opportunity to combine reading, preservation and creativity! The students in Mrs. Fenical and Mrs. Kieck’s fourth grade class did just that, as the recreated scenes from a picture book using only recyclable, compostable and natural materials. What a …
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